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to-day it was met by a motion by Aikens for
indefinite postponem6nt This was voted
down, as was also q motion to make 1t q
special order for a future day. Amendments
were adopted limiting the amount OF relief
to any one person and providing that mort
cages on crops to be grown should not apply
to crops grown from seed contributed under
this act. Aikens then offered an amend
ment providing that THE value OF the grain
should be assessed as u tax against the prop
erty of the person receiving it. This changed
the whole nature OF the bill, and Williams
made a vigorous speech against IL, but the
motion prevailed and the bill was recon-
mended TO pass in that form.
THE COUNCIL.
In the council a large number Of petitions
were read and referred. The following
bills were introduced: By Mr.. Cain, to
cases.: i1sO. concerning the expenditure
Of road and bridge funds. Council bills passed:
To pay chief clerks for services in organizing
legislative assemblies; allowing mileage TO mem
bers of joint committees to visit Montana and
TO Inspect territorial institutions. House
bills passed: Changing the time OF reports Of
The Mitchell court bill was made the
special order for Wednesday, Feb. "a.
Adjourned. In the house there was
a long squabble over a motion
that the speaker appoint an additional enGross-
ing clerk, but finally the motion prevailed. The
following bills were introduced: By Walzmuth,
leEhllZluk u C6Ebdlu GleCJlOu uGlu III III
city of spearfsh. BY Walzmuth. fix
ing the compensation of the committee
on stock brands and marks. By Hawk. provid-
ing for the inspection of steam boilers. BY Al
kens, to repeal sections 359 and $50 of the Civil
Code of Procedures: also, regulating the pro-
Curement of chattel mortgages in connection with
applications for insurance. By Glendenntng, to
amend the township organization act. BY
Fletcher, relating to the filling of vacancies by
appointment in boards Of county commits
sioners; BY Patten Ct Lawrence, detin;
by vicious dogs. By Ward, authorizing the pay
ment of compensation due road inspector. By
Harktns, to establish a joint district in the
counties Of Deuel. and Hamlin. Several council
bills were read a second time and the house adj
journed.
COUNCIL
BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb. 1S.-In
the council the house amendments to the
council bill relating to the filing of papers in
proceedings by attachment were cOncurred
In and the bill passed. The tax bill then
came W in committee of the whole, and
most of the day while the council was not in
committee of the whole was devoted to its
consideration. When the session closed
aixty-one sections had been considered. Mr..
Dodge moved that when the council adjourns
tomorrow it be to Wednesday next at 2
p. m, which motion prevailed and the coun-
Gil adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE
the select committee TO whom was referred
I LII y L0lA O0o SOAAlAALhooAOANAE Wa
it back amended SO as TO relieve it OF the
features which were claimed to be unconsti-
tutionaL. 1t provides that the commissioner
shall have power to take d~1sagreements with
railroads into the courts. Chairman Adams,
of the special committee, has prepared the
new bill with great care, and its frienos will
endeavor to prevent any amendment The
following bills were introduced:
BY Stewart of Fall River, relating to judicial
subdivisions in certain Black Hills counties. BY
| nlA-Inv,AHn@ -narfIfny Tor u a Unnntinu # fnVUn.
ship boards and defining their duties. By Pruitt,
60 amend section 2 of chapter 20 Of the Political
Code. By Pruitt, to amend section 70 OF chapter
% OF the political code, entitled Revenue. by
Dodds, to legalize the act of the board of county
commissioners of McHeury county in laying
out, surveying and plating d certain county
seat. BY Cook, to allow magistrates to re-
quire securities for costs in certain cases.
BY Cook, to require justices of the peace to file
their bonds with rhe clerk of the court; to en-
force the payment of fines and costs in certain
cases: for an act to regulate the assessment and
! collection of fall taxes.
Following council bills were passed: RelatinG
to the incorporation OF towns and cities; ne,
lating ty the preparation, printing and filing OF
official bonds. To appropriate S4OO for pay.
ment for the use Of tents for the Territorial
The house then went into committee Of
the whole. Hobart in the chair, and took VI
Aikens' gross earnings bill. Mr.. Aikeni
said:
If he should be in the legislature of Dakota fo
the next twenty years ne WOulu at eaCn TtCuT
ring session strive to purge the statute books o
this act. Ho argued that the law was uncon'
stitHtional and void, and that under its provts
lens the railroads paid only a traction OF I'M
the Northern Pacific, which he said two attorne!
generals had declared was not fuh!ect to taxa
Mr.. Mentzer followed, opposing the meas
ure, and he was followed by Mr.. Adams, OF
the same side. The question being upon thu
indefinite postponement of the bill, the mo
ton prevailed-ayes 20, nays Is. The com
mittee rose, and having reported to tn
house. Mr.. Mentzer moved that the report b.
adopted. Carried. The house pleuro-pneu
monia bill p~assed-39 to A. Also, the hous
bill providing that reasonable notice whel
referring to notice for cars by shippers shall
be construed as six days. Adjourned
HOUSE.
BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb. ia
the opening a bill was passed appropriatinJ
, $2.400 to pay for q herd Of cattle, amonl
which pleuro-pneumonia had appeared
killed in Oliver county by order OF Gov
Pierce, In committee of the whole the bill
appropriating $25 600 for normal schoo
building at Spearhsh was recommended t.
pass. Williams seed wheat bill was takeI
up, with the amendments recommended b.
II the special committee to whom 1t was re
81 ferred, and after long debate, was passed
! The house bill making an appropriation 10
the benefit of horticultural societies passed
!, Immediately after reading the journal th
II council went into executive session and CO..
frmed the appointment of John d. Bento
to be treasurer. A dispatch was read froT
the clerks desk, sent the PIONEER PRESS las
. evening from the governor OF Montana re
garding the appointment of a committee Q
! conference on contagious diseases anon
: domestic animals. The council then wer
into a committee Of the whol
rose at 4.2O had substantial
comnleted its form. The committee on cite